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Telangana reports 5 new Omicron cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 31 (ANI): Telangana reported five new cases of COVID variant Omicron in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 67 in the state, informed Telangana Health Bulletin on Thursday.
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Zimbabwe's COVID-19 deaths continue to rise
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Zimbabwe recorded 27 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, the highest ever since the omicron variant began, as the country's deaths due to the virus continue to rise.
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52-yr-old Omicron patient dies of heart attack in Pune
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 30 (ANI): A 52-year-old man, who was infected with COVID-19 Omicron variant, died of a heart attack on Tuesday at Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's Yashwantrao Chavan Hospital in Pune, as per the Public Health Department.
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COVID-19: Health experts emphasize accelerating genome sequencing to detec
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): With rising cases of COVID-19 new Omicron variant in the country, the top health experts are emphasizing accelerating genome sequencing to detect Omicron variant.
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COVID-19: West Bengal suspends flights from UK to Kolkata from January 3 t
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 30 (ANI): In order to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the West Bengal government on Thursday announced that it has suspended all the flights coming to Kolkata airport from the United Kingdoms from January 3 onwards till furthe
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Omicron will spread like fire globally, produces protection against Delta:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): A top health expert has linked rising COVID-19 cases in India with the Omicron variant and said it will spread like a fire globally but would produce some protection even against the Delta variant.
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UK pledges to provide $141mln to help vulnerable countries fight Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government has pledged £105 million ($141.7 million) in emergency aid to help vulnerable countries, particularly in Africa, fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
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Omicron constitutes 46 pc of total COVID cases: Satyendar Jain
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday that the Omicron variant constitutes 46 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases in the national capital and people with no travel history were found infected with the new variant, meaning the virus is
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COVID-19: Afghanistan asks WHO for Omicron testing kits
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 30 (ANI): Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the Taliban led government has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide the Omicron's testing kits for Afghanistan.
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US Presidential medical adviser Fauci says Omicron cases likely to peak by
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US] December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Cases involving the coronavirus Omicron variant will likely peak by the end of January, presidential medical adviser Anthony Fauci said.
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Karnataka reports 5 new Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 30 (ANI): Karnataka has reported five new cases of Omicron variant, said State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday.
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10 new Omicron cases reported in Andhra, case tally now 16
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 30 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported 10 new cases of coronavirus variant Omicron with which the total case tally in the state rose to 16.
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